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B. H. TALIAPERRO.

ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

Patented July 12, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EIIJBEOK H. TALIAFERRO, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO E. L FOWVLER, OF SAME PLACE.

ATTACHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,525, dated July 12, 1.8871.

A pplicatiou filed April 29, 1887.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EILnEoK H. TALIA- FERRO, of Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented 08113.11}

new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in attachments for chairs; and it consists in the [5 combination of the clamp, which is secured to the chair, the adjustable rod, which passes through the clamp, and which forms a support at its upper end for the lap-board,which is attached thereto, and a leg, which is attached to the lower end of the adjustable rod, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for chairs which will support a lap-board, or other similar device, in any do sired relation to the chair, and to form with the clamp a brace which extends across the front top edge of the chair, so as to prevent any inclination of the parts to sag downward, and to attach to the supporting-rod for the 0 board a leg at its lower end, which will rest upon the floor, and thus prevent the chair from upsetting when the board is moved outwardly from over the chair, as would otherwise he the case.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective of an apparatus embodying my invention.

A represents a combined clamp and brace, which is to be attached to one side of the seat 0 of the chair, and which is secured in position by means of the setscrew B, which passes through the clamp and bears against the bottom of the chair, as shown. The brace G extends across the top of the seat of the chair 5 and prevents any inclination of the supporting-rod D to sag or bend downward at its upper end from the weight of the board. This brace extends any suitable distance across the top of the chair and holds the parts much more rigidly in place than can be done where an extended piece like the brace is not used.

Passing vertically down through the combined brace and clamp is the supporting-rod D,

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which is held in any desired position by means of the set-screw B, which clamps against the seat, and which rod has its upper end turned at an angle, as shown, so as to form a support upon which the lap-board or table is pivoted or otherwise fastened. This rod D being adapted to turn freely around in its bearing, the lap-board can be brought in any desired relation to the person sitting in the chair.

In order to prevent the chair from upsetting when the board is swung around outward from over the chair, and the person rises up at the same time, a leg, I, is adjustably at tached to the lower end of the rod D, and which bears upon the floor, as shown. This leg is provided with a clampingscrew at its upper end, so that it can be adjusted to the floor whenever the rod D has its adjustment changed. This log is intended to extend outward at an angle to the rod D from the chair, so as to form a support for the chair in that direction and thus prevent the weight of the table when turned outward, as shown in dotted lines, from causing the chair to upset. As long as a person remains sitting in the chair the table can be moved freely around in any direction; but if the table is supporting a lamp, books, or other such articles and is turned outward from the chair and then the person suddenly rises, the weight of the table is liable to cause the chair to upset ifno means were used to prevent it. This leg forms a brace upon this side of the chair and allows the table to be moved freely around in any direction without the slightest danger of the chair upsetting, no matter how heavily the table is weighted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of the combined brace and clamp, the chair to which the brace and clamp is attached, the supporting-rod having a table 5 or other attachment connected to its upper end, and the leg, which is attached to the lower end of the rod, and which projects outwardly from the chair and bears upon the floor, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EILBEOK H. TALIAFERRO. Wi tnesses:

M. A. BALLINGER, F. A. LEHMANN.

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